Detachable carrying device for paint and other cans



Feb. 12, 1957 F. J. PEKORA 2,731,221

' DETACHABLE CARRYING DEVICE FOR PAINTANDOTHER CANS Filed March 4, 1952 INVENTOR. F/PA/VK J. PE/ (ORA United States Patent DETACHABLE CARRYING DEVICE FOR PAINT AND OTHER CANS Frank J. Pekora, Philadelphia, Pa.

Application March 4, 1952, Serial No. 274,796

1 Claim. (Cl. 29431.2)

The present invention relates to the provision of a detachable carrying device for paint and other cans and containers which are not provided with carrying handles.

While the larger sizes, say from one gallon up, of paint cans are provided with wire bail handles in some instances, smaller cans are not so provided and, in addition, the wire bail handles provided for the larger cans are unsubstantial. There is, therefore, a need for a simple carrying device for cans and containers of various types and it is with this problem that the present invention is concerned.

It is, accordingly, an object of the invention to provide a simple and inexpensive detachable carrying device for cans which can be applied to cans of various sizes and which can be removed from one can and transferred to another can.

A further object of the invention is to provide a metal band having predeterminately arranged apertures therein, a U-shaped handle member adapted to be hooked into opposed apertures when the band is bent around a can and fastening instrumentalities for maintaining the conformed band snugly around the can.

Other and further objects and advantages will be understood by those skilled in this art or will be apparent or pointed out hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawing,

Fig. 1 is an elevational view, in perspective, of a can provided with my new carrying device;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the several elements making up the carrying device;

Fig. 3 is a view taken along line 3-3 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of the upper portion of Fig. 1 further illustrating the manner of carrying out the invention.

Referring now to the drawing, the numeral 10 designates any suitable can or container having an enlarged rim 11 at the upper edge thereof to which the present invention is adapted to be applied. The carrying device of my invention comprises a metal band 12 having a plurality of spaced apertures 13 at each end and a plurality of sets of apertures 14 intermediate the sets of apertures 13. The metal band 12 is composed of so-called baling wire or strap metal and has great strength coupled with sufficient flexibility to enable it to be bent around a can and to conform thereto. As shown in the drawing, this band encircles the can or other container 10 just below the enlarged rim 11 so that the metal band cannot slip upwardly and become disengaged from the can but, by making the band sufliciently tight, as hereinafter explained, the carrying device can be employed with cans lacking the upper rim or flange.

After the metal band 12 is bent around the can 10, the

ends thereof are secured by fastening instrumentalities such as the screw 15 and nut 16, it being understood that the metal band 12 is sulficiently long to produce projecting ends for fastening purposes as will be clear from Fig. 1 and also of sufficient length to render it applicable to cans of different diameters. In each case the fastening instrumentalities are placed through the end apertures of the band and tightened to provide the necessary tension to hold the band firmly around the can. The sets or groups of holes 14 are provided for the purpose of being engaged by the upturned outer ends 17 of the handle member 18, which is preferably in the form of a wire bail but which may be of any suitable material. Depending upon the size of can to which the metal band is applied, the ends of the handle member are hooked into diametrically opposite apertures 14 so that the handle will be in such position that the can will remain level or horizontal when lifted by the handle member.

It will thus be apparent that I have provided a simple and effective carrying device for cans and containers of all sorts which have no handles or which have broken or removed handles and that my carrying device can be applied to many different sizes of can and can, moreover, be removed from one can and transferred to another can since the device is durable. The handle member 18 can be lowered when not in use so as to be completely out of the way, thus giving full access to the interior of the can for paint brushes or other equipment.

I claim:

A detachable carrying device for cans having an enlarged rim at the top thereof which comprises a plain straight band of flexible metal longer than the circumference of the can and adapted to encircle and conform to the can just below the enlarged rim thereof and located wholly below said rim, the said metal band, when conformed to a can, having its ends brought together and projecting radially from the can with a pair of sets of spaced end apertures thereof in registration, fastening instrumentalities detachably securing said ends together at the pair of registering apertures and said metal band being provided between the sets of spaced end apertures with two sets of spaced intermediate apertures arranged so that when the metal band is conformed to a can an aperture of one intermediate set of apertures will be disposed diametrically opposite an aperture of the other intermediate set of apertures, and a wire handle member having upturned outer ends each of which is detachably passed through one of the diametrically opposed intermediate band apertures.

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